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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Paris Haircuts

IWhy am I compulsively taking photos of these giant Paris haircut posters...They're quite compelling wouldn't you say?Especially with the reflections of Parisian apartments plastered on top... You rarely see anyone walking around with these extreme haircuts but who cares? This set of bequiling posters are from Toni & Guy Bastille -Hey they're British and have gone global! You can attend their academytoo if you so desire... More haircut posters... Did the French invent messy hair - they make it look so good. Here's the story of my French haircutif you're interested... I got the shaken finger for taking this shot! Why? I saw the same poster in New York. Go figure... Ah...a haircut poster for grownups - ELEGANT non? OK, I'll go for this haircut poster of sorts, at the Marie-Antoinette exhibit..lots of hair andlots of bows. You could even fit a croissant and a macaron or two in there...BONJOUR PARIS!

Great about the hair cuts today. I live in the UK and we have a Tony and Guy hairdressers and three years ago l went for a cut and blow dry, they asked who would you like to cut it, a beginner and one higher right up to the hair designer so l went for the medium as was told the price gets higher the higher you choose. A cut and blow dry by the girl on the second rung of the ladder three years cost me £166 which is in the US $323 and it was awful just like if she had used a knife and fork, Jill

OMG!Wonderful story Jill...I once went to a London place..or actually when I heard the price I said I'd call in for an appt and ran out the door..You could get a full Gaultier outfit for what they charge for London haircuts!

Hair stylists scare me :O It's like trying to find a decent doctor (are there any?). I haven't had a proper stylist in years. No kidding - I can hear the gasps... and I have the same issue with mon petit chien now! Our excellent, gentle, skilled, really GOOD groomer recently quit "AAAAGH"! So my pom-a-poo and I really are looking more and more alike these days - LOL

Carol, I LOVE your hair "mess"! Somehow you managed to get it all into a 48 hour span and include a run-in with fame, a disaster, quick project management, disaster recovery and some darn CUTE poochies!! How much more can you ask for? Oooh la la!

*Hair tipI love the "grownup" haircut here..Well I'd love to have that look too..But never mind. I was showing the photo to someone and heard there is someone in NYC who can do that cut!Ann at Riah Salon on 209 Mott StreetOnce you get the initial cut, the return visits for trims are FREE!YAY

Carol,as long as you don't have to mortgage your home for that first cut, Mott Street sounds great! "Take me down to Canal Street, Only a short walk from Mott.Get me some scissorss and combs,I don't care if I never get back,Have my roots, roots, roots rejuvenated there,If they don't take it's a shame."(Well, you can always order Chinese take-out, while waiting for the second inning, er, cut!)

Hair - I've noticed in my regular eavesdropping sessions (Dining out alone, waiting for an appointment, shopping, dining out with my DH -married so long we no longer have to say a thing!) that HAIR is the single most frequent topic discussed between women. We are never happy with it, always planning a change, asking for advice, looking for new ideas. I found my current hairdresser when a woman passed me by after leaving a salon. Her hair was so gorgeous, I asked her who did it. And I'm with him to this day! (PS My hair in NYC recently should not be blamed on poor Jhon (not John) because, after all, I was travelling).

Paris Letters

♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Read Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris breakfasts.